LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 2
A few weeks passed:
During lunchtime, after having a rough lunch at the company cafeteria, I checked my phone and saw a notice from the author of ‘Conquering this world with Yasu’.
[ I’m sorry to write this…
·
.
.
·
…but I can no longer continue serializing my work. I apologize once again…]
“Damn it…”
– Sigh.
Cigarette smoke mixed with my breath drifted into the air.
“Why did you f*cking do that.”
It started off well. After posting his first chapter and receiving some light feedback, he began writing regularly. After about a week, he hit his first wall. He wrote, ‘I can’t seem to write lately😭’ and I generously donated 500 coins to support.
“Damn… 50,000 won! That’s worth a pack of cigarettes…”
At that moment, the money didn’t seem like a waste at all.
After that, 4 days went by and the author reached 20 chapters. The length of each chapter was getting shorter, so I declared that I would write a full review if he reached 30 chapters.
“He said he was grateful… he said he would do his best even…”
Finally, the long-awaited 30th chapter arrived. After giving the congratulations in the comments, I immediately went straight to the community and spent 6 hours posting a full 5700-character review. The review made it to the best section, and there was a flood of traffic to the . It seemed like the was finally going to take off.
-Bang!
Unknowingly, I hit the bench in the smoking room with my clenched fist.
“Those bastards…”
‘That’s right, the trolls ruined it all.’
– The story is a mess… I’m quitting now. Author, you should quit too~
– Booooring… I’m quitting.
– Wow, the plot is so stupid…I’m quitting.
After biting off the while making absurd comments, the trolls began to curse at me in the community.
Title: A Short Review of “Conquering this world with Yasu”.
– 23432: You’re a terrible writer…get lost…(click)
– Goddess of Ang Kimochi: DD… lol
– The writer who farts: Looks like a baby. Wow, you’re really going to say that?
– I Always Cry: Seriously, he should just give up.
Did I give up there? Of course not. I fought back against the trolls one by one, refuting each negative comment as if it were a war.
– 23432: What do you know? It’s not your work.
– Goddess of Ang Kimochi: Maybe your mom should have used birth control.
– Explorer: What do you know about the plot? Are you illiterate? It’s called feminist build-up…
– Probability sucks?: Are you dyslexic? ‘He did feminine build-up from episode 3’, but what kind of bullshit is this, hahaha, what a mess your life is~
At their counterattacks, I didn’t discriminate and launched some of my attacks too. But there was nothing that could stop the anger that was boiling up inside me.
Afterward, I hacked into the trolls’ GEO, IPs, and personal information, and managed to salvage the by any means necessary. That way, everything went back on track, or that’s what I thought.
“Fuck. You son of a bitch.”
Perhaps he had suffered too much, because after a while, the publishing cycle became unstable and he ended up closing down the , posting a notice of closure all year round.
– Sigh
“If you were going to make an excuse, at least make it sincere…”
At 1 PM, 9 PM, or 3 AM, he used to post his writing whenever it was finished on the spot regardless of time and now he says, ‘I’m busy because of my job’ It was a fact that even the dog shit who passed by knew that his main job was being an unemployed person in the corner of the room.
‘Thank you for everything until now?’
“If you’re grateful, repay it…”
There were still many things left undone, such as the unfinished illustrations waiting for completion, the unwritten reviews, and so many to be sponsorships…
Tears well up in my eyes. Even when I was rejected by my first love, I didn’t feel as sad as I did now.
My whole body twisted from the sense of loss caused by the sudden separation, but my experience as a Simhae Explorator helped me soothe my emotions.
“Damn it… I loved it, you bastard… Please change your pen name for the next post…”
If he catches my eye again, I will pour out the resentment of the pure lover who was betrayed without hesitation.
While I was thinking that with burning cold anger, the entrance to the rooftop smoking room opened and a familiar person approached me.
It was Jeong Myung, the chief of the same department.
“Oh, Manager Chae! I found you here!”
“Huh? Were you looking for me?”
“Yes!”
Jeong Myung, who heaved a sigh of relief upon finding me, quickly approached me and started complaining with an angry tone.
“No~ don’t you have the document I submitted this morning?”
“The quarterly sales report?”
“Yes, that’s it!”
‘Does this bastard not even know what documents he submitted?’
I somehow endured the laughter that was about to burst out on listening to Jeong Myung’s complaints.
To sum up, there was an error in the documents he submitted, and he complained that it was enough to overlook the mistakes.
‘How is this bastard not getting fired and sticking to the company? Relatives of the boss? Or did he suck the president’s c*ck?’ I thought while seeing the expression of Jeong Myung full of resentment and frustration.
I, Chae Dokyun, who worked for a medium-sized company semiconductor company, considered this person one of the biggest mysteries of the company.
He was the epitome of a pitiful person who was full of mistakes in everything he did, and when he did something wrong, he solved it by grumbling rather than correcting it. Nevertheless, he was somehow attached to the company, so he was a truly mysterious figure.
“… So… Manager? Manager Chae? Are you listening to me?”
“Huh? Oh, I’m listening. You must be very angry.”
“Right? Anyway, that’s it.”
“Jeong Myung.”
“Yes?”
“I-I know you’re upset, but the time is…”
Saying that, I tapped the watch I was wearing and showed it to Jeong Myung.
12:53. It was time to start working in the afternoon.
“Oh. It’s already time. Shall we go in then?”
“Yes, yes. What can I do even if it’s hard, social life is like that. Let’s go in quickly. Otherwise, we will be late.”
“Yes!”
I appropriately cut off the words of Jeong Myung, who seemed like he would only complain all day if left alone, and led him into the building, while patting him on the back.
‘I want to go home.’
On such a bad day, I wanted to soothe my body and mind by going home quickly, ordering fried chicken, and finding and reading s one by one.
‘Ah, that sounds good.’
Thinking of the unopened fried chicken, my gloomy mood improved a little.
‘Just six more hours until I finish work. Let’s hold on a little longer.’
Even though I had eaten only an hour ago, saliva exploded in my mouth.
*****
In the evening, as time passed, I sat in front of my computer in the office and focused my attention on the time floating in the lower right corner of the monitor.
‘3, 2, 1.’
The time indicated by the clock was 19:00, it was time to leave work.
I was sitting by the window in the office. The Director stood up behind the partition.
“You’ve all worked hard! Let’s go home now.”
“Thank you for your hard work!”
“Thank you for your hard work~”
As Director Han announced the end of work, employees throughout the office rose from their seats, exchanged greetings, and headed toward the elevator.
The same goes for me. I already had everything ready 10 minutes ago. Now all I had to do was to get up and head home.
‘Which one do I want to see first? Hypnosis assistant at an all-girls school? A dystopian killer? A third-class helmsman of the ghost fleet?’
For a while, there were too many s that I had put aside because I had to go all-in on Conquering this world with Yasu.
‘Oh, I have to order delivery first.’
A smile spreads across my lips. There were too many s waiting for me. The moment when I moved forward in the elevator with a feeling of blissful satisfaction-
“Chae!”
“Yes?”
-I heard the voice of Director Han calling me. I turned around and saw Director Han looking at me with a smile on his face.
‘Why are you looking at me so anxiously?’
A small feeling of uneasiness welled up in one side of my chest.
“How about a drink today?”
Director Han approached me, making a gesture as if drinking soju with his hand. I hurriedly adjusted my expression and opened my mouth.
“Sorry. There is a memorial service at home today.”
“What kind of ritual does your family hold once every month?”
“It’s because my father is a conservative person.”
“But you were just laughing like someone going out to play?”
“I was just happy thinking about my younger brother whom I haven’t seen in a long time.”
“Eh… is that so? Too bad…”
Director Han’s expression drooped and changed to that of a puppy abandoned by the owner. Judging by that expression, it seemed that he had a big fight with his wife in the morning.
I could predict, the guy who would be taken by Director Han today would have to listen to long rumors about marriage and life until dawn.
“Well, then I’ll be going now. It’s urgent.”
“Yes, go ahead.”
Director Han, who quickly gave up and turned around at my determined attitude, saw Jeong Myung packing his luggage in a corner of the office and called him with a smile on his face.
“Jeong Myung!”
‘Amen, it’s hyung Jeong Myung…’
Confirming Jeong Myung, who looked bewildered at the Director, I turned around, silently muttered inwardly.
‘Wait, boys! Your Big Brother is coming!’
No matter what happened to Jeong Myung, I, who had finished work perfectly, headed toward home with light steps.
*****
– Crick.
“Huh? Did I leave the door open and leave?”
A rooftop apartment on the outskirts of Seoul. I lived alone in a house where an electronic door lock had not yet been installed and a key was used. so I occasionally left the door open like this.
“Maybe I was a little sloppy today?”
I murmured to myself, thinking about the s I was going to read today. I entered my house and threw my suit haphazardly on the bed before setting up the fried chicken on the table.
“Which one should I read~”
The humming did not stop. My excitement soared like crazy as I thought about the fried chicken and s that would perfectly conclude my day.
I opened the chicken box.
“Oh…”
The golden color was enough to make it look like a golden bar…
“Fuck! This is Heven!”
Physical contact between men and women? Bodily fluids? That was what real Heaven was.
Taking out the chicken from the box, I went to the sink and tore off the tip, and discarded the broth. After that, I grabbed a glass, opened the refrigerator, took out a beer, and opened the cold lid with a crispy ‘pop’ sound. Tipping the glass slightly to prevent too much foam, I filled the glass little by little.
– Gulp.
Filling a transparent beer glass with golden honey, I held a smartphone in one hand and a chicken leg in the other, and started a full-fledged routine.
– Crunch.
A deep-fried batter that crumbles in your mouth, and the thick juice that oozes out between them, the prologue of the made my heart flutter in addition to the sensation of a blast of flavors in my mouth.
I was at the peak of my happiness.
“Ah, this is so haven…!”
Oh, life was so beautiful. Even until lunchtime, I had the feeling of sinking to the floor but now it led me to heaven drawing an endless upward curve at some point.
The moment I began to ponder, “Am I going to die of happiness?”
– Bam!
-Thud.
With a dull noise, my body collapsed.
The pain spread heavily through the back of my head, and my vision became blurred.
‘Uh…? Am I really going to heaven?’
Was it too much happiness for me to handle? My consciousness wasn’t functioning properly. The world quickly flickered and I lost consciousness as my mind sank and drowsiness poured over me.
– Swish.
‘…?’
In the world flickering and dimming, I felt a sensation of seeing a person’s shadow… and then lost consciousness.
·
·
.
·
·
·
.
·
·
·
“Hehe… I found you~!”